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I think CYHeli & GT have a point, once there is a known problem I don't understand why there is such a long delay in rectifying said known problem. No doubt highly paid lawyers work all those details out, so what could possibly go wrong On a different point GT, if I read your statement correctly you are attributing a lack of pilot skill on the helicopters being too cheap to train in? Using this logic, if flying schools charge more for training in an R44 then less people will learn, therefore less people crash? Sounds ridiculous to me so I'm sure I've interpreted your comment incorrectly. The standard a pilot needs to achieve before being let loose on the world is set by the examiners, not by the cost of running the helicopter. Just a thought to add to the previous comments - Myself & thousands of others have conducted mustering, Ag, photography, longlining, shooting & lots of other so-called 'high risk' activities in Robinson helicopters & have come out the other end unscathed.
I agree that if I did happen to come to grief in one I would prefer it didn't burn, but blaming a collision with an immovable object by an otherwise perfectly functioning helicopter(assumption on my part) & the financial situation of the trainee is drawing a very long bow. Quote: We simply do not know if the impact would have been survivable in the absence of fire. Disturbing first responder account that suggests all occupants probably survived a collision with trees, followed by a bounce with rotors turning and then rollover from a height of a few feet. A man (according to another eyewitness) wearing a helmet tried to exit from (presumably) the passenger side front door, but said he was stuck. Red No Identificada Sin Acceso A Internet Windows Vista Solucion. Conflicting reports that they put the fire out, but it was too hot to extract anyone.
The Volunteer fire brigade probably took 10-12 minutes to arrive from time of incident and the craft was not totally consumed as one would expect. Quote: What happened At about 1207 local time on 21 March 2013, a Robinson Helicopter Company R44 helicopter (R44), registered VH-HWQ, was manoeuvring at a grassed area at Bulli Tops, New South Wales.
Shortly after landing, the helicopter lifted off and turned to the right. The main rotor struck branches of a nearby tree, and the helicopter descended and then rolled over onto its right side. A fire started on the grass under the rotor mast and the cabin. The pilot and the three passengers were fatally injured. What the ATSB found The circumstances of this accident are consistent with two recent R44 accidents in Australia involving low-energy impacts that resulted in the all-aluminium fuel tanks being breached and a fuel-fed fire. Windows 7 Folder Background Changer Filehippo. R44 accidents result in a significantly higher proportion of post-impact fires than for other similar helicopter types.
The accident helicopter was equipped with an all-aluminium tank. On 20 December 2010 the Robinson Helicopter Company issued Service Bulletin SB-78 providing for the replacement of all-aluminium tanks in R44 helicopters with bladder-type tanks that substantially reduce the likelihood of post-crash fires.
On 28 September 2012 the Robinson Helicopter Company revised and reissued the service bulletin as SB-78B. This revision brought forward the compliance date for the service bulletin to 30 April 2013. The ATSB has assessed that about 100 Australian R44 helicopters will not have met the service bulletin by the due date. What's been done as a result In response to this accident, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has confirmed its understanding that the great majority of Australian R44 helicopter owners are legally required to comply with Service Bulletin SB-78B. CASA has also undertaken to contact owners who may not be required to comply and then consider further action depending on the response to that contact. The ATSB remains concerned at the significant risk that many R44 helicopters will not comply with the service bulletin and has recommended that CASA take further action to ensure compliance. Safety message The fitment of bladder-type fuel tanks to R44 helicopters is a very important safety enhancement that could save lives and is very strongly encouraged.